Advice The Home Improvement/Automation Thread

[Domon]

Just did the whole song and dance of showing up at a wholesaler, "we don't sell to the public", calling a random heating company they supply, paying them over the phone, them calling the wholesaler, and me walking out with the pump.

Didn't have an exact replacement, new one is a 3 speed, but that's a good thing.

Yay I have hot water again.

yeah, that why i have a fake company. Its not even registered anywhere, but noone actually checks.

 

[Valve1138]

New outdoor spotlight installed over the shop door that is under our screened porch.

Typical two light kit with metal box. $25 I think.

Very illuminating.

 

[gee]

yeah, that why i have a fake company. Its not even registered anywhere, but noone actually checks.

Considered it, but for how often I end up buying stuff like this and the cost for setting up a company, probably isn't worth it.

 

[Valve1138]

Considered it, but for how often I end up buying stuff like this and the cost for setting up a company, probably isn't worth it.

At least in Murica you just use a rando name for when you sign up with these places. They never actually check if it's real or not.

 

[wetwillie]

At least in Murica you just use a rando name for when you sign up with these places. They never actually check if it's real or not.

Depends. New jerb is having us vet everyone who wants to be a distributor of our products. Every state has a Corporations department/board. Few minute Internet search - yes, it was my idea . We also ask them (online form) which state they are incorporated in since probably 70% of American corps are formed in Deleware for a variety of financial reasons.

 

[Valve1138]

Supposedly we have some sort of inspection tomorrow, but no one from Shitfuck Solar LLC has told me, or responded to the two e-mails I've sent.

 

[wetwillie]

Supposedly we have some sort of inspection tomorrow, but no one from Shitfuck Solar LLC has told me, or responded to the two e-mails I've sent.

Hopefully, we don't have to start calling you "Sparky".

 

[HipHugHer]

Supposedly we have some sort of inspection tomorrow, but no one from Shitfuck Solar LLC has told me, or responded to the two e-mails I've sent.

You are a far more patient man than I.

 

[Domon]

Welp, ive been drinking ants.

A bunch of ant eggs got caught in the filters today, and theres a swarm of em around the well head :/

I put diatomaceous earth around the well to kill em off and will shock it tomorrow and give it a better seal with some silicon

 

[HipHugHer]

Really not that bad all things considered.

 

[kiwi]

Welp, ive been drinking ants.

A bunch of ant eggs got caught in the filters today, and theres a swarm of em around the well head :/

I put diatomaceous earth around the well to kill em off and will shock it tomorrow and give it a better seal with some silicon

It’s all good, just extra protein.

 

[Valve1138]

Welp, ive been drinking ants.

A bunch of ant eggs got caught in the filters today, and theres a swarm of em around the well head :/

I put diatomaceous earth around the well to kill em off and will shock it tomorrow and give it a better seal with some silicon

Are you all going to turn into Spider-Man now?

 

[Valve1138]

Inspection today.

All done remotely, possibly via FaceTime.

 

[wetwillie]

Welp, ive been drinking ants.

A bunch of ant eggs got caught in the filters today, and theres a swarm of em around the well head :/

I put diatomaceous earth around the well to kill em off and will shock it tomorrow and give it a better seal with some silicon

How shallow is your well? Just puzzled thinking about how ants could get in the well or filter(s). Granted, most wells around here are in the 250-300' deep range.

 

[Valve1138]

How shallow is your well? Just puzzled thinking about how ants could get in the well or filter(s). Granted, most wells around here are in the 250-300' deep range.

Filters? Dude has no sediment filter.

 

[wetwillie]

Filters? Dude has no sediment filter.

Just not picturing it. Deep well pumps have a series of filters over the point/end where the water gets drawn in. Can't imagine drinking from a shallow water well. Chemicals and stuff.

 

[Valve1138]

Just not picturing it. Deep well pumps have a series of filters over the point/end where the water gets drawn in. Can't imagine drinking from a shallow water well. Chemicals and stuff.

 

[Valve1138]

INSPECTION PASSED!

Thank fuck.

Now they send the paperwork over to the utility so they can install the Net Meter.

Then the system gets turned on.

So hopefully next week.

 

[fly]

Found this today:

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app.beestat.io

Open analytics for ecobee. The ecobee built in manager on web is pretty great already, but this looks even better.

Whoa thats pretty neat!

 

[gee]

Just not picturing it. Deep well pumps have a series of filters over the point/end where the water gets drawn in. Can't imagine drinking from a shallow water well. Chemicals and stuff.

Those aren't filters, they're screens, and they're meant to prevent the pump from getting completely clogged up vs providing any kind of water filtering.

I grew up on shallow well water. It's fine.